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It repents me that I have set up Saul to be king; for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments. Samuel was angry; and he cried to Yahweh all night.
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God's 'Repentance'
When the Bible says God 'repented,' it doesn't mean He made a mistake or changed His mind. Commentators from Augustine to Calvin explain this is human language to describe a change in God's actions. God's eternal plan did not change; rather, His dealings with Saul changed because Saul disobeyed and turned away from Him.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
It grieved Samuel - "Samuel was angry, or displeased," as Jonah was (Jonah 4:1), and for a similar reason. It seemed a slur on h…
19th Century
Anglican
It repenteth me ... —“God does not feel the pain of remorse (says St. Augustine in Psalm 131:0), nor is He ever deceived,…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king Which is not to be understood of any change of mind, counsel, pur…
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Repentance in God is not a change of mind, as it is in us, but a change of method. The change was in Saul; He is turned back from following me.…
